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    Opinion

    Finance’s new mandate: Unlocking the story behind the numbers

    AI is making it easier for finance to connect the dots, but better forecasting still depends on people who understand the business, tech executive Mike Nader writes.

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    The IPO readiness gaps digital asset firms should focus on

    Digital asset IPOs require more than growth. Here’s where readiness gaps emerge.

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    Q&A

    SEC’s semiannual reporting proposal: What’s next?

    For the time being, the plan to make quarterly reporting optional is in a “wait-and-see” position, StoneTurn’s Daniel Brinks said. 

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    US corporate bankruptcies hover at 16-year high: S&P

    The number of larger U.S. private and public companies that filed for bankruptcy protection ticked up to 372, the highest since 2010, according to S&P Global.   

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    Deep Dive

    7 CFO risks from the high-stakes adoption of AI

    “There’s a risk of losing people who don’t want to innovate or who are scared of how this plays out,” Nintex CFO Burt Chao said.

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    Fed may need to raise benchmark rate as inflation heats up, Waller says

    “Sternly staring at inflation until it melts before our withering gaze is not an option,” Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said.

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    PepsiCo CFO says tariff refund will help offset inflation

    “We do expect some more pressure on the business from a commodity standpoint,” CFO Steve Schmitt said on an earnings call.

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    Grayscale’s long-time CFO departs

    Edward McGee’s departure comes roughly a year after the crypto asset manager announced it submitted a draft Form S-1 registration to go public.

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    ExxonMobil CFO backs semiannual reporting option: 5 takeaways

    The oil giant’s CFO Neil Hansen penned a letter which supported the SEC proposal but stopped short of committing to making the change for itself.

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    Deep Dive

    Peril and promise: The high-stakes CFO challenge of AI adoption

    CFOs are in danger of falling prey to bated-breath predictions of how AI will transform humankind more profoundly than prior bold leaps in technology.

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    AI, M&A demands test CFOs as dealmaking rebounds: Bain

    CFOs face a “big capital allocation question” as some of their M&A ambitions and AI priorities collide, Bain’s Suzanne Kumar said.

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    Finance salaries rise 6% amid talent crunch: Controllers Council

    Competitive pay ranks as the top strategy organizations are using to attract and retain finance professionals.

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    Opinion

    Tariff refunds: 3 ways to manage corporate risk

    How companies approach tariff refunds at the outset could have complex and potentially irreversible downstream implications, EY’s Lynlee Brown writes.

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    AlphaSense CFO talks metrics, hiring and consumption-based pricing

    The company is delivering hypergrowth at scale, which requires CFO Samantha Greenberg to be more thoughtful about key metrics, she said.

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    SEC’s semiannual reporting proposal draws groundswell of opposition

    The proposal to allow companies to file reports twice a year is part of the SEC’s “Make IPOs Great Again” push.

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    Finance careers rank in Monster’s top 8 for job satisfaction

    The finance profession scored high marks in DEI, while falling behind other professions in work-life balance.